So if each door measures 30 inches wide the width of the rough opening should be 62 inches.
Rough opening for 60 french doors.
After framing the rough opening the door jamb attaches inside the opening to support the doors hinged to it.
You would base the rough opening of a door unit based on a specific door.
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To correctly determine the size of a rough opening for double or french doors measure the size of each door.
The doors have rollers that are adjustable so if the call out size is 60 x 80 than that would be the opening size that it would fit in.
For exterior walls a bottom horizontal threshold is added.
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However french doors are usually worth the extra effort for once they are up and everything is in order they make a handsome addition to your living space whether they are interior or exterior.
If the ro changed due to warping of material you would remove the warped goods and reframe the.
The rough opening would be 40 1 2 x 86 1 4 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
Many manufacturers make a so called 5 french door in which the rough opening is exactly 5 0 wide but that means that the opening is 5 0 the door frame is approx.
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Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
To get the total width multiply the width of each door by 2 and add 2 inches.
Of frame is 40 x 86 as the frame face is 2 around all 3 sides.
The finished opening should be just about the same size.
Framing for a french door is similar to framing for a single door except there are two doors and each door will be hung one on each side of the opening.
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So for the rough opening all you would have to do is minus the thickness of whatever you are using to finish it with.
4 11 1 4 and the doors are.
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